polled

Meanings

• Adjective

  Polled is a term used to describe an animal, usually a sheep or a cattle, that has had its horns removed before they have fully grown.

  - "The polled sheep is easier to manage than one with horns."
  - "The farmer prefers polled cattle as they do not pose a risk of goring each other."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with polled
bowed , owed , vowed

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Variants

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polled , poll , pollee , pollees , poller , pollers , polling , polls

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Etymology

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The word 'polled' comes from the Old English word 'polian', which means 'to strike' or 'to knock down'. It was used to describe animals that had been 'polled' or deprived of their horns.

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Trivia

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1. Polled animals have been bred for thousands of years. The earliest evidence of polled cattle dates back to ancient Egypt.

2. In some parts of the world, polled animals are called 'hornless' or 'dehorned' animals.

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Related Concepts

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1. Disbudding: The process of removing the bud of a horn from an animal while it is still young, before it has a chance to grow into a full horn.

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Culture

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In some cultures, polled animals are preferred for their ease of management and safety. They are also often used for dairy farming as they are less likely to injure each other or their handlers.

How to Memorize "polled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a sheep or a cow without horns. Imagine how they would look and behave compared to their horned counterparts.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'polled' with the idea of safety and ease of management.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Polled Sheep Have No Horns' to remember the meaning of the word.

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